Unlocking Insights – Transforming Data Post-M&A: Case Study Flare Solutions

Seamless Data Integration After a Major Acquisition

In August 2017, Total SE acquired the Exploration & Production assets of Maersk Oil, becoming the second-largest operator in the North Sea. This acquisition brought a significant challenge: over 320 million files totaling 4 petabytes of data needed to be organized and managed without disrupting ongoing operations.

To address this, Total Upstream Denmark (TUDK) partnered with Flare Solutions, leveraging their Folio application to bring structure and efficiency to the data integration process.

Key Challenges

• Managing the massive influx of data and understanding its value.
• Ensuring seamless daily operations with minimal disruption.
• Identifying seismic and vendor data rights.
• Simplifying information management and usability.

Folio scanned and mapped the data into a graph database, offering a clear representation of the dataset and empowering Total to make informed decisions on migration, archiving, and deletion.

Transforming Data Complexity into Business Insights

Flare’s innovative workflows used Folio to categorize the data into actionable groups:

• Migrate: Critical data integrated into Total’s systems.
• Archive: Data valuable for the future safely stored.
• Delete: Redundant data removed to optimize resources.

Folio enriched over 1.3 million high-value datasets with contextual and geographical tags, ensuring precise and efficient searches. Federated searches were enabled by linking systems such as Livelink and eSearch, and sensitive datasets were handled with care to ensure compliance.

Key Outcomes

• Improved Understanding: 320 million files were categorized and processed with minimal impact on operations.
• Rapid and Targeted Search: A dedicated engine retrieves data within seconds, enhanced by contextual tagging for precise results.
• Cost Efficiency: Folio offered an economical solution for large-scale data integration.
• Future-Ready Framework: An information system designed to support evolving needs.

Strategic Advantage in M&A

This successful data integration ensured continuity for Total SE and highlighted the importance of robust information management during large-scale mergers. By transforming complexity into actionable insights, Flare Solutions’ Folio application played a vital role in turning this challenge into a strategic advantage.

Glenn Mansfield, CEO & Founder of Flare Solutions, said

“We are delighted to have worked as part of the Total team to deliver this project, and we’re very pleased with the successful outcome. This illustrates the value of a knowledge-based semantic search system, enabling understanding of the content through automation, and delivering a solid foundation to support future integration and search developments.”

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